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Dassault Aviation and Capgemini have announced the successful deployment and commissioning of a new software foundation leveraging SAP solutions at all of the aircraft manufacturer’s French industrial sites. This project is part of the “Piloting our Future” program, Dassault Aviation’s transformation plan launched five years ago, aimed at modernizing infrastructures and processes and improving the Group’s competitiveness. It represents the achievement of the first major phase in the transformation of the technology used for managing operations. Dassault Aviation called on Capgemini’s expertise in managing major transformation programs of information systems, for this first modernization stage aimed at having a real-time production cost piloting process. Up to 130 people over nearly 4 years were mobilized to put in place a new methodological framework, new collaborative platforms as well as modernized infrastructures, and a means to monitor each stage of manufacturing process (purchase of components, production support and supply chain management), while enabling

MakerBot, a Stratasys company, today announced its ongoing commitment to making 3D printing accessible to more students with the donations of the MakerBot SKETCH®, MakerBot METHOD® X, and MakerBot Replicator®+ 3D printers and 3D printing materials to several organizations that support underserved and low-income communities across the United States. Si Se Puede Foundation, Kihei Elementary School, Manatee Children's Services, Inc., HATCH Workshop, and The Steam Foundation are expanding their youth development and STEAM initiatives with the addition of MakerBot 3D printing solutions. MakerBot provides one of the most comprehensive 3D printing ecosystems for education. MakerBot offers a full suite of connected hardware and software solutions that address the wider needs of educators to deliver a better learning environment. Educators can harness the power of the largest collection of 3D printing lesson plans and a highly engaged community on MakerBot’s Thingiverse® platform and the only ISTE-certified 3D printing training programs, MakerBot Certification™.

CAM Market Grew by 7.4% in 2021 ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 28 June 2022—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the release of the 2022 CIMdata CAM Market Analysis Report (MAR), the thirtieth annual study of the global Computer-Aided Machining (CAM) market. CIMdata estimates that based on end-user payments, the worldwide CAM software and related services market grew by 7.4% in calendar year 2021. The estimated end-user payments grew from just over $2.2 billion in 2020 to just over $2.4 billion in 2021. According to Mr. Stan Przybylinski, CIMdata’s Vice President, “The CAM results at the end-user level were higher in 2021, regaining some of the progress lost due to the economic impacts of COVID-19. 2021 saw growth in machine tool consumption after three consecutive years of decline. This is important because acquiring new machine tools often leads to investments in new CAM software.” CIMdata

CIMdata’s education offerings will be available in the Boston, Mass area during the third quarter of 2022. ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA, 28 June—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global strategic consulting and research firm focused on PLM and the digital transformation it enables, announces that it will offer its PLM Certificate Program in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, from 26-30 September. This program prepares PLM professionals to address the challenges commonly faced in PLM strategy development and implementation, allowing them to help their organizations realize the benefits of PLM and the digital transformation it enables. The assessment-based program includes a personalized classroom experience, individual and team-based exercises, and evaluations of achievement. A team of CIMdata experts facilitates the program. Successful completion of the program and assessments leads to a Certificate of PLM Leadership. Drawing on CIMdata’s nearly 40 years of experience guiding industrial companies in successfully defining and implementing best-in-class PLM strategies and tactics, the program is

Waltham Forest Council, based in East London, England, has selected Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite to streamline operations. By using Oracle Fusion Applications for finance, procurement, and HR the Council will be able to improve insights, reduce costs, and enhance its employee experience. The implementation will be delivered by Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) member, Evosys. Serving over a quarter of a million people, Waltham Forest Council’s aging on-premises business systems had created time-consuming manual processes for employees and rigid reporting structures that impacted overall decision making. To streamline and standardise data across critical departments and automate processes to create efficiency, improve accuracy, and enhance employee experience, the Council opted to replace its highly customised on-premises SAP ERP system with Oracle Fusion Applications. The Council has partnered with leading systems integrator Evosys to deliver the solution. Cllr Paul Douglas, Cabinet Member for Public Service at Waltham Forest Council, said: “Our main challenge was supporting

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) announced that TCS OmniStore™ has won the Omnichannel Technology of the Year award for delivering a seamless omnichannel customer experience across channels. The Retail Systems Awards recognize technology excellence and innovation within the retail sector. TCS OmniStore was awarded for enabling frictionless, personalized, and unified shopping experiences regardless of where, how, or when customers choose to engage with retailers. By unifying all channels and data and giving retailers a single view of customers, transactions, orders, and inventory across channels, TCS OmniStore broadens the opportunity for selling and drives business growth with new capabilities such as mixed baskets and the ability to quickly sell on new touchpoints. Additionally, retailers can enable voice-based shopping with Scan and Go and drive next-gen in-store digital experiences such as AR/VR and contactless technologies with Edge computing, and ensure uninterrupted experiences with autonomous sensing and self-healing of IT issues. TCS OmniStore serves diverse lines of

IBM and the All England Lawn Tennis Club today unveil new ways for Wimbledon fans around the world to experience The Championships digitally, powered by artificial intelligence (AI) running on IBM Cloud and hybrid cloud technologies. Co-created by the All England Club and IBM for Wimbledon.com and the Wimbledon app, the new features join a comprehensive suite of digital fan experiences - including the award-winning IBM Power Index with Watson, IBM Match Insights with Watson and Personalised Recommendations and Highlights Reels – all designed to help global audiences stay more informed and engaged with players, matches and the tournament. New features for 2022 include: ‘Win Factors’ brings enhanced explainability to ‘Match Insights’: Building on the existing Match Insights feature of the Wimbledon app and Wimbledon.com, IBM is providing an additional level of explainability into what factors are being analysed by the AI system to determine match insights and predictions. Win Factors will

Hexagon AB, a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensors, software and autonomous technologies, today announced that Paolo Guglielmini will succeed Ola Rollén as President and CEO of Hexagon AB, effective 31 December 2022. Gun Nilsson has decided to step down as CEO for Hexagon’s principal shareholder MSAB on 1 October and consequently leave her position as Chairman of Hexagon AB at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2023. MSAB, in consultation with Hexagon’s nomination committee, has the intention to propose Ola Rollén as new Chairman of the Board at the AGM 2023. Paolo Guglielmini, currently Hexagon’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) and President of Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence (MI) division, has served in key roles since joining Hexagon in 2010, from strategy and business development to M&A and general management. He has been instrumental in expanding MI’s focus towards software-centric quality data solutions, and with his team driving the business towards all-time-high performance

Ansys collaborated with TSMC on the TSMC N6RF Design Reference Flow for TSMC’s N6 process technology. The Reference Flow uses the Ansys multiphysics simulation platform, including Ansys® RaptorX™, Ansys® Exalto™, Ansys® VeloceRF™, and Ansys® Totem™ to provide a low-risk and proven solution for designing radio-frequency chips. The TSMC N6RF Design Reference Flow provides RF designers with a workflow that accelerates design times, reduces wasteful over-design. It enables higher performance and reliability for chips used in 5G radio communication, Wi-Fi connectivity, and IoT networks. Extending its support for advanced-node technologies, Ansys collaborated with TSMC to enhance both RaptorX and Ansys® HFSS™ to accept TSMC’s encrypted technology files. “Wireless communication has become an integral part of many of today’s high-tech systems,” said Suk Lee, vice president of Design Infrastructure Management Division at TSMC. “We’re working closely with our ecosystem partners to address this growing demand with a verified RF Design Reference Flow based on

Altair, a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI), paid and fully satisfied the 2019 North Carolina judgment SAS Institute obtained against recently acquired World Programming (WPL), a UK-based technology company that specializes in data analytics software. Shortly thereafter on March 3, 2022, the North Carolina court lifted the injunction that had previously prevented WPL from licensing its solutions to new customers in the United States. Altair can now license WPL solutions to customers in the United States and around the world. With its payment of the 2019 North Carolina judgment, Altair brought an end to nearly 12 years of litigation between SAS and WPL except for an appeal filed by SAS in the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit after a federal court in Texas ruled against SAS on its copyright and patent claims. “WPL exemplifies our dedication to open architecture technology, which we believe is the best